The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-17
4 SPLIT Tick, OIL.
Barry Shakes his Fist mt G. ~. W, r, V.
poylorly.

Powderly.
MISHEAroLIs, Oct. l5,-For nearly ten
hours to-day, barring a bricf intcrmiseion
I!o7 lunch, the Ge1era! Assembly OF the
knights Of Labor waa in tho most aecret
OF all liz conclaves-sn executive session.
The subject under confederation was the
proposition introduced !aEt night, nomi-
aally under the auspices OF the G Committee
on Lava. bu. il reality ema1ati1g from 4
Philadelphia assembly, in close uympathy
with the administration, and which not
only reduces the membership Of the exec.
utivs board from slx to four, but confero
upon the Gensyal Master Workman the
poTer OF debating tho membership otthat
body. Tho friends Of T. B. Barry, the
Michigan leSislstor, and Bailey, the Ohio
miners champion, EGw in this proposition
an attack on their !csdera, and resolved TO
fishti. to tho bitter end. The rosul. wss
that the proC9ediuE3 Of the day were the
moet sensational and noisy that has sysr
tfaugpited in any previous session OF a
general assembly since the order was
brought into ezistence. This sn;i.admiu.
iat.ation men R:arted Of the fight to-day
Ny 4CklQNAbh SlS IlIAl&U kIlSk kut DIDD0Hi-
ton wse aimed al tina two "B'p," and
Delegate 4. NJ. Dewey, OF Detroit. was
called upon to explain the report that he
had said certain things deroSatory TO thcse
gentlemen, both in Chicago and thiu city.
In RESPONSE Dewey aAid the. without
mentioning nance, he had made the state.
ment that 1t would be for the hest inter
eBta OF tho order f9r two membesJ OF the
executive board 10 DO rDtired at once.
Barry tlunR tho liz into Dewey y teeth by
stating that he had named him (Bsrsy) a.
ono OF Tho two.
From this time on tho debato waxed Int
and iufioue. At lag: barry obtain the door.
and made a vehement de.engc, Hc ea;i
that certain Mister Workman, of New
York, naming Thom9s O'Relly, had been
paid $3.50 Without authority, and that
powGeriy had PROMISED tina. tho money
ahuud be refunded.
fowdcsly intarruplIng, Haid that he had
made tho motion 10 refund tho money
himself.
ke1umlne, Barry pal that thi5 wan
virtual admission that he considosed il
illegal.
lie then attacked The General Execr.
tive Board for bringing lnmalu emp!oyrs
to Tho city mud boarding th6m at tle lend.
ing hotol ut a GoEuIV.Gblo outlay, and
read an sIlidNYit from q former n,cao.
grapher OF the Beard, detailing alleged
trickery to2Or!ed to NY aoyoral OF it, nom.
berS and employees to work up sentiment
sguinBt himself and Bailey.
"uayaa hes gone around the country
charging thu. an IN Anarchist" said the
e1cttcd speaker.
~ have said co only once, and TINT In
meeting ni tho bnarl," shouted Hayes:
''now gay 70 again"
"It'5 n lie" pS!d Barry, ~ am M loyal
ciiiz,n o! this Republic 40 any ,uGn lpon
thiB floor. No man can call mo an An.r. |
chat upon tho outside" | warn you thu,
thia ao4ernbIy il in 10 mood 10 entertain
tho ono man ide3. It wants no king and |
1t will have none"
'rhIa wsu grrotHd with applause and
tlaaes. At nnnth"r stays, he charged Il
dslogHto with having declared that no md
Bailey w0nld hays to 70, md tho delegate,
riding to hio lb0t, lOuiOd tho jiDpoach.
ment.
"You d!i-you did--ynu aaid 1t to us,"
yelled hull dozan delegate In chofus.
Alter Barry had concluded, Hayes took